Cookie monster
He joined Rich Products in its first week of production and now manages a factory with a multi-million pound turnover. Meet Andy Lill
Archives for March 26, 2008
Tate & Lyle keeps environmental impact labels on sugar bags short and sweet
Tate & Lyle is including a reference to food miles on cane sugar retail packs to indicate their impact on the environment, rather than declaring...
Is there such a thing as a bad food?
The process of developing nutrition profiles to restrict nutrition and health claims on foods moved forward a step recently with the publication of...
Ex Geest director takes stock and goes back to basics
A former director at Geest, Andrew Mitchell, has set up True Foods in Yorkshire in a bid to get back to making more creative products."My position at...
Road pricing gets a local twist as nationwide plan is dumped
Road pricing nationwide might be off the agenda following statements made by transport secretary Ruth Kelly last month, but those in the transport...
Ready meal rich in fatty acid fish oils
Permira's Birds Eye brand has launched a Creamy Fish & Vegetables ready meal, which flags up its omega-3 content on-pack, as part of a new Eat...
A National Health Service for robots
Is Britain's food and drink industry ready for robotics? A new initiative is helping companies along the path to automation, reports John Dunn
Tesco keeps a keen eye on its fair-weather customers
The UK's supermarket giant has been using complex weather analysis to predict demand
Additive study under fire
FSA study into hyperactivity faces accusations of bad design and unclear results
Full steam ahead for cheddar maker with dual-fuel boiler
The need to increase steam capacity at its dairy processing facility has led Devon-based cheese maker Quickes Traditional to replace its existing...
Retailers should talk the same spec talk
People, not IT systems, need to communicate to ease the administrative burden caused by supermarkets' competing product specification systems,...
Dutch robotics open in UK
Ferdar, the Holland-based supplier of robotic automation systems, has opened a UK office in London. In over 20 years, Ferdar has completed 850...
Retail buyers' bonus systems are open to abuse
poor paperwork makes bribes hard to spot
All-PET pack positions itself nicely for wider recycling acceptance
The growth in plastics recycling capacity, and the prospect of non-bottle collection and processing in future, is inspiring UK converters to look at...
Eastern promise of cheap production is fading fast
Rising Inflation hinders manufacturing
BRC mends its ways
The BRC tightens its standards in response to Tesco's concerns
Scanners broaden their view
Schubert's new generation of automated packaging machines feature the latest vision systems which are specially designed to undertake a wider range...
Second generation delta FlexPicker robots unveiled
ABB Robotics will give the European premier of its second generation FlexPicker delta robot at Interpack in Dusseldorf in April.With increased speed,...
Food science gets a boost
Processors and academic bodies are joining forces to plug a major skills gap, using Adult Apprenticeships as a key tool, as Rod Addy discovers
The corrugated board pallet evolves
The Evolution corrugated board pallet is not the first to use the material, nor even the first from David S Smith Packaging (DSSP), but the company...
Trade Talk
The curious incident of the cheese sandwich
Micronutrients matter too
With the spotlight on reducing the big four macronutrient nasties: sugar, salt, saturated fats and energy, from pre-packed processed foods in recent...
Inclusions market opens up to new product developers
Confectioners and bakers are set to benefit from Food Design's new chocolate panning room. The company, which manufacturers toffee and fudge...
Cereals firm rides the wellness wave
Wellness Foods, the new owner of upmarket health food brand Dorset Cereals, has promised to pump further investment into the business following last...
FSA must be more transparent
Leading professor says advice from scientific committees on policy must be more open
Economic quantities - or a pallet's tale
This is the story of an old but wise pallet. Over the years, it has seen supply chain thinking evolve and lived through many changes.Many years ago...
LETTER
Success breeds success
Suppliers' excessive forecasts are too wasteful, claims Asda
Retailer warns manufacturers not to push their luck on promotional sales predictions
Fishy taste that's hard to swallow
People aren't eating anywhere near enough fish to meet their omega-3 needs. Sarah Britton looks at what food processors are doing to help
Camelina revival has ethical benefits
Demand for omega-3 has resulted in speciality oils supplier The Kerfoot Group paying Moldovan farmers to grow extra Camelina, which can produce oil...
Higher fines for breaches of packaging regulations
Users of packaging could be liable for unprecedented levels of fines for non-compliance with their obligations under the Producer Responsibility...
Risk assessment model to spot food contamination
Probabilistic risk assessments, originally developed for the chemicals sector, look set to be increasingly used to determine the risk to the...
New restrictions on guar gum imports have financial impact on manufacturers
Restrictions on guar gum imports into the EU are causing headaches for manufacturers and ingredient suppliers, who are now responsible for proving...
Tatties tickle kids' tastebuds
Pupils at Royal Docks School, Newham, were treated to spicy chicken and cajun wedges, lamb curry with rice, and vegetable pasta and chicken bravas...